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out to get someone

out to get someone adverb: deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person.

Adverb

out to get someone (not comparable)

  1. Deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person.
    • The supervisor keeps telling me off. He’s out to get me.
    • In order to live a happier life, one of the first steps is to realize that the world is not out to get you.
    Synonyms:
    have it in for someone

Synonyms of out to get someone

  • have it in for someone

Questions about out to get someone

What does out to get someone mean?
Out to get someone means deliberately committed or designed to cause problems for another person.
What part of speech is out to get someone?
Out to get someone is an adverb.

Words near out to get someone in the dictionary

  1. out the wazoo
  2. out the window
  3. out the ying yang
  4. out there
  5. out to
  6. out to get someone
  7. out to lunch
  8. out trade
  9. out trades
  10. out upon
  11. out west

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